18-Day Fantastic Lhasa and Imposing Guilin
Destinations: Beijing- Lhasa- Tsetang- Gyangtse- Shigatse- Lhasa- Xian- Guilin- Yangshuo- Hongkong
Departure & Grade: Luxury value is available on every day!
Daily Itinerary Briefings1st Day: Arrival in Beijing
You'll be met upon arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport with comfortable private transfer and check into your hotel. The left hours of the day are for free individual activities. No scheduled programs arranged.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
2nd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - which was the royal temple during Ming & Qing Dynasties. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the National Opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
3rd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace in the afternoon. You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
You'll be met upon arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport with comfortable private transfer and check into your hotel. The left hours of the day are for free individual activities. No scheduled programs arranged.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
2nd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - which was the royal temple during Ming & Qing Dynasties. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the National Opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
3rd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace in the afternoon. You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
4th Day: Beijing - Tsetang (B+D)
Head for Tsetang by morning flight, which is one of the highest located cities in the world with the attitude of 3,400 meters above the sea level. Professional local tour guide will expect you at the Gongga airport with comfortable private airport-hotel transfer. Check into your hotel. The left hours in the afternoon will be for you to adapt yourself to the high attitude. Dinner will be served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Tsetang Hotel
5th Day: Tsetang (B+L+D)
Travel to the bank of Yarlung Tsangpo River by car. Then take the ferry with local Tibetans to visit the Samye Monastery which is believed to be the first Monastery in Tibet with a history of over 1,200 years. The afternoon highlights are the visit to the Tomb of Tibet Kings and the Yumbu Lakang Palace. Dinner is served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Tsetang Hotel
6th Day: Tsetang - Gyangtse (B+L+D)
Travel to Gyangtse overland. For those who are always in search of a in-depth touch of a genuine Tibeten culture and its unique landscape, you will enjoy the adventure to the heart of the Tibet to Gyangtze, Shigatse and all the way up close to the Everest Base Camp. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - the holy lake and the Karola Snow Mountain. Check in at your hotel and where also the dinner will be served.
Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel
7th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse (B+L+D)
Have a visit to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street in the morning. Travel by private car to Shigatse and check in at your hotel. Dinner will served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
8th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa (B+L+D)
Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery which has a history of over 500 years and the largest monastery in Shigatse area. The following important visit is to the New Palace of Panchen Lama, also known as the Summer Palace of Panchen Lama. Drive back to Lhasa and check into the hotel, which is the local best. The fine Sichuan food will be served at the best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel - former Holiday Inn Hotel
Head for Tsetang by morning flight, which is one of the highest located cities in the world with the attitude of 3,400 meters above the sea level. Professional local tour guide will expect you at the Gongga airport with comfortable private airport-hotel transfer. Check into your hotel. The left hours in the afternoon will be for you to adapt yourself to the high attitude. Dinner will be served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Tsetang Hotel
5th Day: Tsetang (B+L+D)
Travel to the bank of Yarlung Tsangpo River by car. Then take the ferry with local Tibetans to visit the Samye Monastery which is believed to be the first Monastery in Tibet with a history of over 1,200 years. The afternoon highlights are the visit to the Tomb of Tibet Kings and the Yumbu Lakang Palace. Dinner is served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Tsetang Hotel
6th Day: Tsetang - Gyangtse (B+L+D)
Travel to Gyangtse overland. For those who are always in search of a in-depth touch of a genuine Tibeten culture and its unique landscape, you will enjoy the adventure to the heart of the Tibet to Gyangtze, Shigatse and all the way up close to the Everest Base Camp. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - the holy lake and the Karola Snow Mountain. Check in at your hotel and where also the dinner will be served.
Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel
7th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse (B+L+D)
Have a visit to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street in the morning. Travel by private car to Shigatse and check in at your hotel. Dinner will served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
8th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa (B+L+D)
Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery which has a history of over 500 years and the largest monastery in Shigatse area. The following important visit is to the New Palace of Panchen Lama, also known as the Summer Palace of Panchen Lama. Drive back to Lhasa and check into the hotel, which is the local best. The fine Sichuan food will be served at the best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel 9th Day: Lhasa (B+L+D)
Make the most of the day by the in-depth religious adventure to the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a local Tibetan family. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel - former Holiday Inn Hotel
10th Day: Lhasa (B+L+D)
The escorted tours today will cover some other highlights of Lhasa - the Jokhang Temple, the perfect mixture of Han and Tibetan style both in the architectures and in the rituals of the Religion; the bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Enjoy your dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel - former Holiday Inn Hotel
12th Day: Xian (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda after lunch and a brief period of rest. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
13th Day: Xian (B+L)
Your Xian trip continues to visit the Provincial History Museum in the morning. Rich a la carte Cantonese Cuisine lunch served at a local famous restaurant. You will have a leisurable afternoon to visit the Great Mosque and a local family. And then have a couple of free hours to explore the Muslim section and pick some unique souvenirs in the Bazaar for families or friends.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
14th Day: Xian - Guilin (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel
15th Day: Guilin - Yangshuo (B+L)
Travel to Yangshuo by cruising along the magnificent Li River which itself is the highlight of today. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a brief country-road tour by bicycle will then be arranged. A local family will be somewhere along the road expecting your visit. If you are less skillful of riding a bicycle, you can take our electric car instead. (Tip: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can hardly meet your expectation, Tibettrip.com suggests you have enough breakfast at the hotel this morning.)
Accommodation: Paradesa Resort - the local best hotel
16th Day: Yangshuo - Guilin - Hongkong (B+L)
Transfer back to Guilin. You will arrange the hotel-airport transfer service according to the flight schedule to Hongkong on your own.
Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel
17th Day: Hongkong (B)
Make the most of the day by the in-depth religious adventure to the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a local Tibetan family. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel 10th Day: Lhasa (B+L+D)
The escorted tours today will cover some other highlights of Lhasa - the Jokhang Temple, the perfect mixture of Han and Tibetan style both in the architectures and in the rituals of the Religion; the bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Enjoy your dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel 11th Day: Lhasa - Xian (B+L+D)
Head for Xian by flight. Upon arrival, you will be met by your local professional tour guide. Visit the ancient City Wall on the way and then be transferred to check in at the local best hotel, where a luxurious buffet dinner is served.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Head for Xian by flight. Upon arrival, you will be met by your local professional tour guide. Visit the ancient City Wall on the way and then be transferred to check in at the local best hotel, where a luxurious buffet dinner is served.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
12th Day: Xian (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda after lunch and a brief period of rest. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
13th Day: Xian (B+L)
Your Xian trip continues to visit the Provincial History Museum in the morning. Rich a la carte Cantonese Cuisine lunch served at a local famous restaurant. You will have a leisurable afternoon to visit the Great Mosque and a local family. And then have a couple of free hours to explore the Muslim section and pick some unique souvenirs in the Bazaar for families or friends.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
14th Day: Xian - Guilin (B+L+D)
Head for Guilin by flight, your local professional travel buddy will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. The visits of today cover the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. The evening delight is to enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner.
Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel
15th Day: Guilin - Yangshuo (B+L)
Travel to Yangshuo by cruising along the magnificent Li River which itself is the highlight of today. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a brief country-road tour by bicycle will then be arranged. A local family will be somewhere along the road expecting your visit. If you are less skillful of riding a bicycle, you can take our electric car instead. (Tip: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can hardly meet your expectation, Tibettrip.com suggests you have enough breakfast at the hotel this morning.)
Accommodation: Paradesa Resort
- the local best hotel16th Day: Yangshuo - Guilin - Hongkong (B+L)
Transfer back to Guilin. You will arrange the hotel-airport transfer service according to the flight schedule to Hongkong on your own.
Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel
17th Day: Hongkong (B)
Full day is free and we only book the hotel with breakfast for you. You are recommended to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. The visits cover the peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen, Stanley Market. After lunch, transfer to Pier to take Star Ferry to Kowloon side, walk along the waterfront promenade back to Hotel. Afternoon is for free individual activities.
Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel
18th Day: Departure from Hongkong (B)
After breakfast, arrange the hotel-airport transfer on your own to board your homebound flight.
Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel
18th Day: Departure from Hongkong (B)
After breakfast, arrange the hotel-airport transfer on your own to board your homebound flight.
Tour Price (based on per person and shown in US dollars)
| 2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | ||
| High season | Double Occupancy | $4351.00 | $3731.00 | $3341.00 |
| Sole Occupancy | $5561.00 | $4951.00 | $4511.00 | |
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $4011.00 | $3391.00 | $2931.00 |
| Sole Occupancy | $4891.00 | $4281.00 | $3681.00 | |
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; Aug 01 to Aug 31 staying in Lhasa; Aug 25 to Sep 15 staying in Xian; Apr 30 to May 06, Sep 30 to Oct 06, Jan 26 to Jan 31, 2009 staying in Yangshuo; Mar 27 to Mar 30 (Rugby 7 period), Apr 11 to Apr 30, Oct 09 to Nov 15, Dec 01 to Dec 15, Jan 04 to Jan 18, 2009 staying in Hongkong. | ||||
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.
